The video production above made by Gelbert Aplal for Rodgil Flores Production is the commemorative special for the 50th Mutya ng Pilipinas which also cooncided with the launch of the coffee table book “Mutya” that happened during the Homecoming of previous titleholders last Wednesday night at the Ascott BGC.

Below are some photos from the said event where past Queens united/reunited for an evening of glam, reminiscing and sisterhood bonding. The current batch of candidates also took part in the momentous occasion.

This year, Mutya ng Pilipinas celebrates a major milestone with its continued presence in the country’s pageant history as it turns 50. Golden. And the 2018 edition promises to be record-breaking, as in more exciting – with fifty (50) Official Candidates – and far-reaching – with more Regional and Overseas Competitions to complement its biggest assembly of beautiful Filipinas ever. The gathering of all past titleholders and even joiners who did very well in other competitions will be something to look forward to.

Here is a teaser of “The Road to 50th”.

Your blogger spoke to Mutya ng Pilipinas President Hemilyn Escudero-Tamayo (right photo with Joy & I) who is doubly enthusiastic about what’s in store for pageant fans and followers for 2018. She also shared thoughts about her inspirations in making the beauty pageant bigger than ever before.

“Madame Stella Marquez de Araneta of BPCI and Ms. Lorraine Schuck of Carousel Productions are my idols and I consider them pillars of the pageant industry. We should really be thanking them for keeping this industry alive as well as producing excellent winners. They deserve to be honored and looked up to after having earned many achievements inside and outside the country, while bringing Philippine pageantry to the highest level.”

Your blogger and his partner Joy Arguil (rightmost) with Malaya Columnist Jay Patao and a few of the ladies who screened

Yesterday afternoon, the final screening of Miss Philippines Earth 2017 went without a hitch at the Carousel Mansion in Mandaluyong City. The ladies who came have already been pre-selected before attending the all-important interview with the judging panel which included Lorraine Schuck, Peachy Veneracion and (newly-placed) Miss Philippines Air 2016 Shannon Bridgman.

There were a few familiar faces who showed up, like Jessica McEwen from Mutya ng Pilipinas, Karen Ibasco from Bb. Pilipinas and Iya Antonio from Miss Global Philippines, just as there are notably promising ladies in contention like Samantha Acosta, Odeza Duqueza (Bb. Aurora 2017) and Heike Marlis.

The selected applicants from this group will join the official entries from the different key cities and provinces in the Philippines plus the Filipino Commumities abroad to form the 2017 batch of Earth Warriors who will vie for the crown of reigning titleholder Loren Mar Artajos come June.

Air: Shannon Bridgman
Water: Melanie Mader
Fire: Tim Alsowyed
Eco-Tourism: Charinna Barro
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Kiara Giel Gregorio had to give up on her Miss Air duties in favor of her demanding university schedule in London.

According to the website of Miss Earth Austria, CEO Sina Andrea Schmid is described as follows (translated from German to English):

“Sina Andrea Schmid, a native of Upper Austria, is a mother of two and has worked since the age of 16 in the pageant business.

She started her business from scratch. Back in November 1, 2011, she brought the project of Miss Earth to Austria for a long-term plan.

The winners of the Miss Earth competitions act as worldwide ambassadors for environmental and social issues. Pretty, young women draw attention to injustices in society and a variety of environmental issues and show great interest and Commitment in the humanitarian field and in the field of environmental protection.

Andreas Seidl (left) and Sina Schmid of Miss Earth Austria are like the Ramon Monzon and Lorraine Schuck of Carousel Productions

With Katia Wagner, Miss Earth Austria 2013, she was the second best placed during Miss Earth 2013. So it’s no coincidence that the motto of the Miss Earth “Beauties for a Cause” is beauty for a purpose.

“For me, Miss Earth gradually became my third baby. My team and I are working very hard to redefine the image of Miss Austria and repeatedly show on what a great young women we have in our country, to which we can be proud,” said Sina Schmid.

“What you do, the way you think, makes you beautiful,” wrote Scott Westerfeld and describes in a short sentence the idea of ​​Miss Earth.

“In our society we often forget that the most beautiful person in the room is rarely the one with the most beautiful hair, the best make-up, the smallest waist or the most fantastic outfit. But society can be very difficult to turn, that’s why we play this game with the beauty and put a young, pretty women for the good cause.”

“I think that we all need role models to influence others towards change and to move masses. So why should we not stand on our Earth for the beautiful beautiful women?! The idea that a woman’s beauty, does not reduce itself to an aesthetic body full of shinies on her dress, or the height of her heels and defined, but is considered by far more essential, more of their personality, their character, and their values, her body, her dress and her high heels to fill.”

Right now, Sina is multi-tasking to the max. Aside from finalizing negotiations with Ramon Monzon and Lorraine Schuck of Carousel Productions for the hosting of Miss Earth 2015, she is also actively involved in the search for Miss Earth Austria 2015 who – aside from succeeding Valerie Florine Huber – will become the host delegate this year. The winner should be crowned in a month’s time.

It’s all systems go for Austria as the European nation goes full blast with pageantry for 2015. And Sina Schmid will be on top of everything, for sure.

It’s a done deal for Miss Earth 2015 in Vienna, Austria alright. Last week’s important meeting between Ramon Monzon & Lorraine Schuck of Carousel Productions and Sina Schmid and Andreas Seidl of Miss Earth Austria has finally sealed the hosting of the European city. The finals venue has been set for December 5 at the Marx Halle in the 3rd district of Vienna.

At least one hundred (100) delegates are expected this year, and they will be taken to a glorious tour of Austria where they will be treated to the historical and scenic sights of Vienna, Salzburg and the Austrian Carinthia.

Sina Schmid, President of Miss Earth Austria, promises this year’s edition to be exciting and enriching for everyone. And I couldn’t agree more. 🙂

About Marx Halle, the venue for Miss Earth 2015:
Marx Halle, lo­cated in the Neu Marx area in Vi­enna’s 3rd dis­trict, is a new ren­o­vated in­dus­trial style build­ing which is used for events, ex­hi­bi­tions and var­i­ous fairs. Built at the end of the 19th cen­tury by fa­mous ar­chi­tect Rudolf Frey, it was the first wrought-iron struc­ture in Vi­enna. The con­struc­tion is 175 me­ters long and cov­ers an area of 20.000 m2 which served as main cat­tle mar­ket in the past.

Nowa­days Marx Halle is the his­tor­i­cal cen­ter of the new city area of Neu Marx. The Neu Marx busi­ness dis­trict houses over 100 com­pa­nies in Media, Tech­nol­ogy, Re­search and Cre­ative Economies and is a work­place for nearly 7.000 peo­ple.

Its prox­im­ity and good con­nec­tiv­ity with the city cen­ter and the Vi­enna in­ter­na­tional air­port and its easy ac­cess by pub­lic trans­port and car make the venue very at­trac­tive for large scale events and fairs. The sur­round­ings of the Marx Halle offer all the ser­vices and ac­com­mo­da­tion needed, such as ho­tels, restau­rants, shops and en­ter­tain­ment.

All photos of the meeting between Miss Earth Austria and Carousel Productions are courtesy of Global Pageants.

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